The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-31
TILE FISHERIES DISPUTE,
The Nova Scotia :Flahermsn bitterly De.
nounco Cnnndn's Stubb0rpess.

| WASHINGTON, March 30.-The Boston
Journal Of this morning has the following
interview with the. Captain OF Nova
Scotia fshing vessel upon the presen,
workings Of the fishery dispute:
1.-THE course pursued last season by the
Dominion Government toward American
fishermen" he said, "is calculated to do
more injury to Nova Scotia than to tho
American hBhermen. Very many OF the
people along the coast depend upou the
sale Of fresh bait for all the luxuries thew
have, and in many instances 1t Is the
principal means Of subsistence. To pro.
hibit this trade is to drive the people from
the province TO tho United States, as the
only alternative Ia starvation. Last year
there was much suffering on account Of
this prohibition, snd this year this will be
increased, because the Canadian fishing
fleet will be considerably less than here.
toiore."
"1s not tho Canadian policy calculated
to help the Canadian fshermen?" was
asked. -.
mo, sir; the Canadian fishermen have
got to have the American markets. or their
bueiness is Improbable. Last year was
so hard for our fishermen that many yes.
sels will be either laid up this season or
turned into coasters. This will make a
great change In the number OF men that
can be given employment, as a fishing
vessel carries fifteen or twenty men, while
q coaster will need only two or three to
handle her. The men thus thrown out Of
employment will generally have to come
to the States for employment"
"llow do these men like not being al.
lowed to visit thoir families when they 90
down that way on American fishing YES.
sels?"
"They consider It an unnecessary hard.
ahip, and the prohibition naturally EN-.
bitters them toward the Dominion gov.
ernment."
"rhe last election would seem to die.
prove that, as the secessionis. party was
defeated by the Tories"
II know that, but 1t 'Waa largely done
BY the aid Of corruption money. A good
many votes. were bought. The Tory
traderD would tell their customers that
they wanted them to vote for the Gov
ernmont candidates, ani then threaten TO
mako It hot for them il they did not DO it.
In this way many votes were secured,
and others were secured by tho aid Of cor.
ruption money. Our people believe this
is the last Tory government Canada will
see. Nova Scotia decent want ANYTHING
10 do with Upper Canada. There is the
bittereet feeling between the two sections.
Our interests are all with the States"
"How do you think this fishery trouble
Is going to end7"
"Bad for us. The Canadian Govern.
ment is trying to drive the United States
to yielding 10 its desirss, and for that pur-
poso will sacrifice The present warfare Of
our people. l don't believe the United
States will yield, as you have ten times
tho population OF Canada. The three
mile limit everahi.h the contes. is ruado
dn"a NOT snnmesatts ao1tsihg. 1t is no
adSahsse e, Us - have h.urTican fisher
men Kept outside OF that limit, as it is
rarely that the fishing is better within
than without the limit. Our vessels usual.
ly catch the majority Of the fish beyond
the three-mile limit.